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Boeing airplane

Technology

Boeing agrees to plead guilty to felony charge related to 737 Max crashes Boeing agrees to plead guilty to felony charge related to 737 Max crashes

By Mack DeGeurin

an illustration of a large shark jumping out of the water and eating a winged dinosaur

Animals

When the ocean got hot, the sharks bulked up When the ocean got hot, the sharks bulked up

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a blue exoplanet with white swirls near a sun-like star

Deep Space

A nearby exoplanet reeks of rotten eggs A nearby exoplanet reeks of rotten eggs

By Laura Baisas

Knightscope’s K3 autonomous robot

Technology

This egg-shaped security robot is now roaming hospitals This egg-shaped security robot is now roaming hospitals

By Mack DeGeurin

a computer on a yellow background

DIY

How to use the new Gemini AI tools built into Chromebooks How to use the new Gemini AI tools built into Chromebooks

Environment

The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles

By Nicola Jones / Knowable Magazine

person driving car with screen showing thermal vision on dashboard

Technology

Three-quarters of pedestrian deaths happen after dark. This technology can help change that. Three-quarters of pedestrian deaths happen after dark. This technology can help change that.

By Kristin Shaw

A sampling of haplochromine cichlid fish.

Environment

One fish, two fish, 3,000 fish … One fish, two fish, 3,000 fish …

By Curtis Abraham / Knowable Magazine

Vase with flowers on table near color wall

DIY

Science tricks to keep your flower bouquets looking fresh Science tricks to keep your flower bouquets looking fresh

By Debbie Wolfe

Large hailstones

Environment

How does hail grow to the size of golf balls and even grapefruit? How does hail grow to the size of golf balls and even grapefruit?

By Brian Tang / The Conversation

a robot using a computer

DIY

How to spot an AI-generated video How to spot an AI-generated video

Barred owls have expanded their range across North America, from east to west.

Environment

These owls spread from east to west. Not everyone is pleased. These owls spread from east to west. Not everyone is pleased.

By Jude Isabella/Hakai Magazine

Environment

What’s going on with spotted lanternflies? What’s going on with spotted lanternflies?

By Lauren Leffer

Octopus in water

Environment

The ‘smart’ animal club keeps getting bigger The ‘smart’ animal club keeps getting bigger

By Mack DeGeurin

Pain doesn’t belong on a scale of zero to 10

Health

Pain doesn’t belong on a scale of zero to 10 Pain doesn’t belong on a scale of zero to 10

By Elisabeth Rosenthal/KFF Health News

Briskit Grill with lots of meat on it and smoke coming out of it

Gear

40+ of the best 4th of July sales: Grills, TVs, tools, and more 40+ of the best 4th of July sales: Grills, TVs, tools, and more

Technology

Japan’s government is (finally) done with floppy disks Japan’s government is (finally) done with floppy disks

a nearly complete skeleton of a salamander-like creature that lived 300 million years ago. it's head is round and shaped like a toilet seat

Animals

This giant tetrapod sucked in prey with its ‘toilet seat-shaped’ head This giant tetrapod sucked in prey with its ‘toilet seat-shaped’ head

By Laura Baisas

cone shaped skull

Science

These viking ladies tried to start a trend for pointy heads, but it didn’t take off These viking ladies tried to start a trend for pointy heads, but it didn’t take off

By Popular Science Team

Brain and brain waves in epilepsy, computer illustration. This EEG (electroencephalogram) illustration shows generalized epilepsy, affecting the whole brain cortex: all the EEG traces show chaotic brain waves. Epilepsy can take many forms, and have different effects. This could illustrate both benign epilepsy (inherited childhood form that normally improves with age), and myoclonic epilepsy (form that causes muscle contractions). An EEG measures electrical activity in the brain using electrodes attached to the scalp.

Technology

100 years of EEG: How this technology transformed neuroscience 100 years of EEG: How this technology transformed neuroscience

By Erika Nyhus / The Conversation

a striped cat scratching a grey armchair

Animals

Why some cats scratch more than others Why some cats scratch more than others

By Laura Baisas

Close up of human brain neuron

AI

Lab-grown human brain tissue used to control robot Lab-grown human brain tissue used to control robot

a small grey and black reef fish swims

Animals

Fish in Earth’s hottest water defy the odds Fish in Earth’s hottest water defy the odds

By Laura Baisas

two ants face each other in a lab. one has purple dye where a wound was treated.

Environment

Watch a carpenter ant chew off another’s wounded leg to try to save its life Watch a carpenter ant chew off another’s wounded leg to try to save its life

By Laura Baisas

Close up of Syntrichia caninervis moss

Agriculture

This inedible, indestructible moss may help humans thrive on Mars This inedible, indestructible moss may help humans thrive on Mars

SpaceX will attempt the first commercial spacewalk

Science

SpaceX will attempt the first commercial spacewalk SpaceX will attempt the first commercial spacewalk

By Briley Lewis

beaver at a dam

Environment

How beavers are helping the Tule River Tribe of California fight wildfires How beavers are helping the Tule River Tribe of California fight wildfires

By Taylar Dawn Stagner / Grist

Technology

Tesla patented self-cleaning tech for its robotaxis that don’t exist yet Tesla patented self-cleaning tech for its robotaxis that don’t exist yet

Technology

Can grocery-bagging robots make self-checkout less of a pain? Can grocery-bagging robots make self-checkout less of a pain?

By Mack DeGeurin

Breakdown of Antikythera mechanism

Archaeology

The world’s oldest mechanical computer used a lunar calendar to study the stars The world’s oldest mechanical computer used a lunar calendar to study the stars

Ritual sticks uncovered in Cloggs Cave date back 10,000 to 12,000 years.

Archaeology

Evidence of 12,000-year-old cultural ritual unearthed in Australia Evidence of 12,000-year-old cultural ritual unearthed in Australia

By Laura Baisas

The newly described Guianan long-nosed armadillo.

Science

A new armadillo species was hiding in plain sight A new armadillo species was hiding in plain sight

By Lauren Leffer

NASA's Orion Capsule is drawn into the well deck of the USS Portland during recovery operations after it splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, on December 11, 2022. - Orion was launched November 16 on the Artemis rocket for a 25-day mission to the Moon. The main goal of this mission was to test Orion's heat shield -- for the day when it is humans and not test mannequins riding inside. (Photo by Mario Tama / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MARIO TAMA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Science

How NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back on Earth How NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back on Earth

By Marcos Fernandez Tous / The Conversation

green and red grapes

Biology

If dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct, we may not have delicious grapes If dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct, we may not have delicious grapes

By Laura Baisas

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables being shot as they submerged under water. So fresh and delicious. This idea can also be use to show washing food before being process further.

Health

How to properly wash fruits and vegetables How to properly wash fruits and vegetables

By Debbie Wolfe

an suv with its tires turned out on a dirt road

Technology

How technology ushered in a new era of all-terrain tires How technology ushered in a new era of all-terrain tires

By Bradley Iger

Researchers confirmed in the 1950s that the Culex genus of mosquito — dawn and dusk biters that prefer to feed on birds — were the primary vector of West Nile disease.

Environment

When West Nile virus turns deadly When West Nile virus turns deadly

By Zoya Teirstein/Grist

Oil Pulling Mouthwash, dental oral hygiene rinse aid liquid, trendy alternative detoxifying mouthwash with toothbrush, toothpaste for cleaning teeth on bath background

Health

What does oil pulling do to your teeth? We asked dentists. What does oil pulling do to your teeth? We asked dentists.

a fun moon rises over an italian city

Mars

July’s skies sizzle with the Buck Moon and a meteor shower July’s skies sizzle with the Buck Moon and a meteor shower

By Laura Baisas

gofundme homepage

Technology

How GoFundMe perpetuates the myth that only some people deserve help How GoFundMe perpetuates the myth that only some people deserve help

By Nora Kenworthy / MIT Press Reader

man sneezing on a colorful, illustrated background

Health

Why do some people sneeze so loudly? Why do some people sneeze so loudly?

By RJ Mackenzie

Suspended skyscraper at Three Gorges

Engineering

7 wild concepts from the 2024 Skyscraper Competition 7 wild concepts from the 2024 Skyscraper Competition

Henrique Alvim Corrêa’s Illustrations for The War of the Worlds (1906)

Science

100 years of aliens: From Mars beavers to little gray men 100 years of aliens: From Mars beavers to little gray men

By Bill Gourgey

Reflective Cybertruck

Technology

People are buffing Cybertrucks into dangerous mirrors on wheels People are buffing Cybertrucks into dangerous mirrors on wheels

Five of the comb jelly species featured in a new study on how their cells adapt to water pressures. Red coloration as seen in the two specimens at right is common among deep-sea animals.

Animals

Comb jellies won’t give into the extreme pressures of deep-sea life Comb jellies won’t give into the extreme pressures of deep-sea life

By Laura Baisas

an orange convertible sports car on a rural road

Technology

The McLaren Artura Spider experience: Power up, top down The McLaren Artura Spider experience: Power up, top down

a marine biologist and an actor fist bump while sitting on a dive boat in the ocean

Animals

Actor Anthony Mackie and marine biologist Jasmin Graham talk sharks Actor Anthony Mackie and marine biologist Jasmin Graham talk sharks

By Laura Baisas

This video screenshot released by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, the United States. About 50 Norfolk Southern freight train cars derailed on the night of Feb. 3 in East Palestine, a town of 4,800 residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, due to a mechanical problem on an axle of one of the vehicles. There were a total of 20 hazardous material cars in the train consist, 10 of which derailed, according to the NTSB, a U.S. government agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation.

Environment

Pollution from Ohio train derailment reached 110 million Americans Pollution from Ohio train derailment reached 110 million Americans

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist

International Space Station orbiting above Earth

International Space Station

NASA is paying SpaceX to destroy the International Space Station NASA is paying SpaceX to destroy the International Space Station

five statues depicting the high dignitary Nefer and his wife (Abusir, Egypt).

Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian scribes suffered bone damage from working long hours in hunched positions Ancient Egyptian scribes suffered bone damage from working long hours in hunched positions

By Laura Baisas

Illustration of woolly mammoth walking icy plain

Animals

The last woolly mammoths were impressively inbred—but that’s not what killed them The last woolly mammoths were impressively inbred—but that’s not what killed them

the tall and straight pillars of creation as seen with two space telescopes. these celestial bodies are finger-like figures of gas and dust

Deep Space

Ethereal Pillars of Creation come to life in new 3D visualization Ethereal Pillars of Creation come to life in new 3D visualization

By Laura Baisas

visual rabbit illusion

Science

How does the visual rabbit illusion fool us so reliably? How does the visual rabbit illusion fool us so reliably?

Environment

Scientists built an artificial shark uterus Scientists built an artificial shark uterus

By Claudia Geib / Hakai Magazine

audio book concept with stack of books and headphones

DIY

5 places to listen to free audiobooks 5 places to listen to free audiobooks

NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson is pictured in her spacesuit prior to the start of a science and maintenance spacewalk that ended early after her suit experienced a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit.

International Space Station

NASA is having one rough summer NASA is having one rough summer

the wreckage of an ancient greek shipwreck underwater, with two divers exploring it

Archaeology

Nuts, bones, and wood help date a 2,000-year-old Greek shipwreck Nuts, bones, and wood help date a 2,000-year-old Greek shipwreck

By Laura Baisas

Water tank used for wave modulation system

Engineering

Sound waves power ping-pong ball through aquatic obstacle course Sound waves power ping-pong ball through aquatic obstacle course

Green and gold bell frogs in artificial hotspot shelter.

Environment

Frog saunas could help the amphibians cope with a deadly fungus Frog saunas could help the amphibians cope with a deadly fungus

By Lauren Leffer

In the era of private spaceflight, who gets to be an astronaut?

Science

In the era of private spaceflight, who gets to be an astronaut? In the era of private spaceflight, who gets to be an astronaut?

By Briley Lewis

banana peel, orange peel, eggshells, coffee grounds on a wood countertop

DIY

6 kitchen scraps to throw in your garden 6 kitchen scraps to throw in your garden

By Debbie Wolfe

brain on screens

Science

This is your brain. This is your brain on screens. This is your brain. This is your brain on screens.

By Jill Barshay / The Hechinger Report

An aerial view of the lava flows from the Sundhnúkur volcano on June 3, 2024 on the Reykjanes peninsula near Grindavik, Iceland. The volcano has erupted five times since December 2023.

Science

Iceland’s ‘unparalleled’ volcanic activity could continue for decades Iceland’s ‘unparalleled’ volcanic activity could continue for decades

By Laura Baisas

a rose gold boat sits on the water at night

Technology

Maserati’s new all-electric boat is capable of 600 horsepower Maserati’s new all-electric boat is capable of 600 horsepower

By Kristin Shaw